Trevor Noah did a great job hosting the 65th Grammy awards from the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) in downtown Los Angeles. While most of the awards were announced during a pre-televised ceremony, nominees from several top categories across musical genres follows below. Pretty much leading up to music's big night we all were looking forward to Beyonce' taking home Albulm of The Year, an accolade that has been long overdue. Many media outlets crowned 'Renaissance' as the AOTY, but the Grammy's failed, yet again. But as we still celebrate her for making history tonight we will continue to raise our eyebrows at the academy.
Here is the list of Grammy winners (in green:
*Album of the year
"Voyage," ABBA
"30," Adele
"Un Verano Sin Ti," Bad Bunny
"Renaissance," Beyoncé
"Good Morning Gorgeous" (Deluxe), Mary J. Blige
"In These Silent Days," Brandi Carlile
"Music of the Spheres," Coldplay
"Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers," Kendrick Lamar
"Special," Lizzo
WINNER "Harry's House," Harry Styles
*Best R&B performance
"Virgo's Groove," Beyoncé
"Here With Me," Mary J. Blige featuring Anderson .Paak
WINNER: "Hrs & Hrs," Muni Long
"Over," Lucky Daye
"Hurt Me So Good," Jazmine Sullivan
*Best pop solo performance
WINNER: "Easy on Me," Adele
"Moscow Mule," Bad Bunny
"Woman," Doja Cat
"Bad Habit," Steve Lacy
"About Damn Time," Lizzo
*Record of the year
"Don't Shut Me Down," ABBA
"Easy on Me," Adele
"Break My Soul," Beyoncé
"Good Morning Gorgeous," Mary J. Blige
"You and Me on the Rock," Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius
"Woman," Doja Cat
"Bad Habit," Steve Lacy
"The Heart Part 5," Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: "About Damn Time," Lizzo
"As It Was," Harry Styles
*Best dance/electronic music album
Winner: "Renaissance," Beyonce'
"Fragments," Bonobo
"Diplo," Diplo
"The Last Goodbye," Odesza
"Surrender" Rüfüs Du Sol
*Best music video
"Easy on Me," Adele
"Yet to Come," BTS
"Woman," Doja Cat
"The Heart Part 5," Kendrick Lamar
"As It Was," Harry Styles
WINNER: "All Too Well: The Short Film," Taylor Swift
*Best new artist
Anitta
Omar Apollo
DOMi & JD Beck
Muni Long
WINNER: Samara Joy
Latto
Måneskin
Tobe Nwigwe
Molly Tuttle
Wet Leg
*Song of the year (goes to songwriter)
"abcdefu" (Sara Davis, Gayle and Dave Pittenger, performed by Gayle)
"About Damn Time" (Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin and Theron Makiel Thomas, performed by Lizzo)
"All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" (Liz Rose and Taylor Swift, performed by Swift)
"As It Was" (Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon and Harry Styles, performed by Styles) "Bad Habit" (Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby and Steve Lacy, performed by Lacy) "Break My Soul" (Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant and Christopher A. Stewart, performed by Beyoncé) "Easy on Me" (Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin, performed by Adele) "God Did" (Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts and Nicholas Warwar, performed by DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy) "The Heart Part 5" (Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar and Matt Schaeffer, performed by Lamar) WINNER: "Just Like That" (Bonnie Raitt, performed by Raitt)
*Best música urbana album
"Trap Cake, Vol. 2," Rauw Alejandro
WINNER: "Un Verano Sin Ti," Bad Bunny
"Legendaddy," Daddy Yankee
"La 167," Farruko
"The Love & Sex Tape," Maluma
*Best pop duo/group performance
"Don't Shut Me Down," ABBA
"Bam Bam," Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran
"My Universe," Coldplay and BTS
"I Like You (A Happier Song)," Post Malone and Doja Cat
WINNER: "Unholy," Sam Smith and Kim Petras
*Best R&B song
WINNER: "Cuff It," Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq (performed by Beyoncé) "Good Morning Gorgeous," Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson and Tiara Thomas (performed by Blige) "Hrs & Hrs," Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston and Justin Nathaniel Zim (performed by Muni Long) "Hurt Me So Good," Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan and Elliott Trent (performed by Sullivan) "Please Don't Walk Away," PJ Morton (performed by Morton)
*Best country album
"Growin' Up," Luke Combs
"Palomino," Miranda Lambert
"Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville," Ashley McBryde
"Humble Quest," Maren Morris
WINNER: "A Beautiful Time," Willie Nelson
*Best country song
"Circles Around This Town," Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris and Jimmy Robbins (performed by Morris)
"Doin' This," Luke Combs, Drew Parker and Robert Williford (performed by Combs)
"I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)," Lori McKenna and Taylor Swift (performed by Swift)
"If I Was A Cowboy," Jesse Frasure and Miranda Lambert (performed by Lambert)
"I'll Love You Till The Day I Die," Rodney Crowell and Chris Stapleton (performed by Willie Nelson)
WINNER: " 'Til You Can't," Matt Rogers and Ben Stennis (performed by Cody Johnson)
*Best country solo performance
"Heartfirst," Kelsea Ballerini
"Something In the Orange," Zach Bryan
"In His Arms," Miranda Lambert
"Circles Around This Town," Maren Morris
WINNER: "Live Forever," Willie Nelson
*Best country duo/group performance
"Wishful Drinking," Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt
"Midnight Rider's Prayer," Brothers Osborne
"Outrunnin' Your Memory," Luke Combs and Miranda Lambert
"Does He Love You" (Revisited), Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton
WINNER: "Never Wanted To Be That Girl," Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
*Best Latin pop album
"Aguilera," Christina Aguilera
WINNER: "Pasieros," Rubén Blades and Boca Livre
"De Adentro Pa Afuera," Camilo
"Viajante," Fonseca
"Dharma +," Sebastián Yatra
*Best global music album
"Shuruaat," Berklee Indian Ensemble
"Love, Damini," Burna Boy
"Queen of Sheba," Angélique Kidjo and Ibrahim Maalouf
"Between Us ... (Live)," Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley featuring Manu Delago
WINNER: "Sakura," Masa Takumi
*Best alternative album
"We," Arcade Fire
"Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You," Big Thief
"Fossora," Björk
WINNER: "Wet Leg," Wet Leg
"Cool It Down," Yeah Yeah Yeahs
*Best rock album
"Dropout Boogie," The Black Keys
"The Boy Named If," Elvis Costello & The Imposters
"Crawler," Idles
"Mainstream Sellout," Machine Gun Kelly
WINNER: "Patient Number 9," Ozzy Osbourne
"Lucifer on the Sofa," Spoon